ALEXANDRIA, Va. –­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognized the 2018 Volunteers of the Year (VOTY) during the National Leadership Meeting Nov. 15. Volunteers who serve in following functional and operational areas were nominated by their respective State Committee for the prestigious honor of being named Volunteer of the Year: Military Outreach, Employer Outreach, Public Affairs, Training, Ombudsman, and Operational.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In recognition of his extraordinary support for Sgt. Michael Johnson of the Florida Army National Guard, Mark Thomas, of University of Florida Health’s ShandsCair Critical Transport Team, was presented a Patriot Award recently by Tim Lambert, Florida ESGR Area 5 Chair.

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HONOLULU – Jarod Baker and Garth Hess of MAXAR were presented with Patriot Awards recently by Alexander Kozlov, volunteer for the Hawaii Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Committee, in recognition of extraordinary support of their employees serving in the Air National Guard.

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – David Tackett, manager of service personnel at the Cabell County Board of Education was presented with a Patriot Award recently by Joe Holley, of the West Virginia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve in recognition of extraordinary support of employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

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HICKORY RUN, Pa. – Pennsylvania Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program, announced that Hickory Run State Park Rangers Darren Kramer and Mark Scarpitti were honored Nov. 6 with Patriot Awards in recognition of their exceptional support of employees serving in the Pennsylvania Guard and Reserves.

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PENSACOLA, Fla. – Lt. Col. Jessica Critcher was presented a Patriot Award recently, by Jack McNair, DoD-ESGR Area Chair, in recognition of her extraordinary support of U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Sam Williams.

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FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Kyle Richards, CEO of Lake Region Healthcare, was presented with a Patriot Award Nov. 13 by Ron Lingren, Region 1 co-chair for the Minnesota Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, in recognition of extraordinary support of his employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

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